Gabriela Zapata is St. John’s newest IP Honors Scholar. In addition to receiving an annual tuition stipend of $10,000 to fund her studies, she will benefit from individualized career development support and special opportunities to engage in academic endeavors related to her field of interest.
Read MoreTerrell Hutchins '19 Earns Prestigious NYILPA Diversity Scholarship
Dean Michael A. Simons presented rising 3L K. Terrell Hutchins with the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s (NYIPLA) Hon. Giles S. Rich Diversity Scholarship.
Read MoreColleen Signorelli '19 takes first place in the inaugural Video Game Bar Association Writing Competition
Advised by Professor Jeremy Sheff, founding director of the Law School’s Intellectual property Law Center, she completed her note, "Augmenting Our Reality: The (Un)Official Strategy Guide to Providing First Amendment Protection for Players and Designers of Location-Based Augmented Reality Video Games,” for publication in the February 2019 issue of the St. John’s Law Review. In it, Signorelli analyzes First Amendment constraints on municipalities that attempt to regulate the playing of location-based augmented reality video games on public property.
Read MoreNicholas Marcello '18, wins the New York Intellectual Property Law Association Writing Competition
Congratulations to Nicholas Marcello '18, who won the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's (NYIPLA) Hon. William C. Conner Writing Competition.
Read MoreSean McGrath '18 wins NYSBA Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship Writing Competition
Sean McGrath '18 added to his writing competition wins with top honors at this year's Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship Writing Competition sponsored by the New York State Bar Association's Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section.
Read MoreSubotnik Presents at UPenn Copyright Roundtable
Professor Eva Subotnik presented her paper, Copyright in Sharp Focus: An Empirical Study of Professional Photographers, co-authored with Professor Jessica Silbey (Northeastern) and Professor Peter DiCola (Northwestern), at the Third Copyright Scholarship Roundtable, held on June 8-9, 2018 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.
Read MoreProfessor Eva Subotnik Moderates Panel at 19th Century Law & Art Conference
In late March 2018, Professor Eva Subotnik moderated a panel at the interdisciplinary conference, “Images, Copyright, and the Public Domain in the Nineteenth Century,” held at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, near Wilmington, Delaware, in partnership with LARCA (Laboratoire de recherche sur les cultures anglophones), Université Paris Diderot and with the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Read MoreProfessor Sheff Presents Forthcoming Book at Penn Law
On November 16, 2017, IPLC faculty co-director Professor Jeremy Sheff presented his forthcoming book, Valuing Progress, at the Law & Technology Faculty Workshop at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Read MoreIPLC Hosts Successful Roundtable Event on the Right of Publicity in New York
On Friday, December 8, 2017, the IPLC hosted an event, Roundtable: The Right of Publicity in New York, which it co-sponsored with the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA).
Read MoreSt. John's Intellectual Property Law Center Welcomes Newest Honors Program Scholars
The IPLC is home to the Intellectual Property Honors Program. Selected entering St. John’s Law students who plan to pursue IP practice receive an annual tuition stipend of $10,000 to fund their studies, individualized career development support, and special opportunities to engage in academic endeavors related to their field of interest.
Read MoreRoundtable: The Right of Publicity in New York
The New York State Legislature is currently considering significant changes to the provisions of the Civil Rights Law governing New York’s right of publicity. The IPLC and the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) invite you to a roundtable discussion of the history of New York’s right of publicity and the details of the proposed bill—A8155/S5857—with experts from practice, the academy, and the legislature.
Read MoreThe IPLC Welcomes its Student Fellow for the 2017-2018 Academic Year
The Intellectual Property Law Center (IPLC) is pleased to introduce its incoming student fellow for the 2017-2018 academic year, Meghan Lombardo '18.
Read MoreProfessor Subotnik Presents at Plenary at IP Scholars Contest
On August 11, 2017, Professor Eva Subotnik presented her work-in-progress on the evolving nature of photography as a profession in the digital age, co-authored with Professor Jessica Silbey, of Northeastern University School of Law, and Professor Peter DiCola, of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, at the closing plenary panel of this year’s IP Scholars Conference (IPSC) at Cardozo School of Law.
Read MoreThe Intellectual Property Honors Program
The IPLC is home to the Intellectual Property Honors Program. Under its auspices, selected entering St. John’s Law students who plan to pursue intellectual property practice receive an annual tuition stipend of $10,000 to fund their studies, as well as special opportunities to engage in academic endeavors related to their field of interest for their full three years at the Law School.
Read MoreAshana Nandram '18 Wins Prestigious NYIPLA Diversity Scholarship
Each year, the NYIPLA selects one law school to receive this $10,000 scholarship. The law school then awards it to one student on the IP faculty’s recommendation and based on selective criteria. This year's winner is Ashana Nandram, '18.
Read MoreProfessor Subotnik Presents Two Articles at University of Toronto and is Cited in The Faculty Lounge Blog
Professor Eva Subotnik presented two articles at the 9th annual workshop held by ISHTIP, the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property. The workshop, held from July 12-14, 2017 at the University of Toronto's law school, focused this year on the theme of ‘Intellectual Property as Circulation and Control.’
Read MoreProfessor Subotnik Quoted in the New York Times
On July 4, 2017, Professor Eva Subotnik was quoted in a New York Times article by Michael Paulson entitled "Edward Albee’s Final Wish: Destroy My Unfinished Work."
Read MoreProfessor Sheff Quoted in Yahoo! Finance on Politicization of Brands
Professor Jeremy Sheff was recently quoted in Yahoo! Finance on the ways in which today's increasingly divisive politics are affecting the intellectual property strategies of national brand owners--a topic he has previously addressed in his published scholarship.
Read MoreThe Intellectual Property Law Center Hosts its 2017 Alumni Reception Dinner
The intellectual property law center enjoys a reception amongst distinguished St. John's alumni.
Read MoreProfessor Sheff's Book, "Valuing Progress," to be Published by Cambridge University Press
Professor Sheff's forthcoming book, Valuing Progress, will be published by Cambridge University Press.
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